szypty t1_j4r4c02 wrote on January 17, 2023 at 6:06 PM

Reply to comment by yayforfood1 in What if a planet has it's magnetic north pointing towards it's star ? by Oxey405

Hmm, unless it was also tidally locked maybe?

yayforfood1 t1_j4r5594 wrote on January 17, 2023 at 6:11 PM

no, if it was tidally locked, the axis of rotation would be where we expect the north/south poles to be. u can't rotate on 2 axes at once, and as far as I know, tidal forces wouldn't be strong enough to precess the axis once a year like that. something something rotational inertia (to be clear, I'm not a physicist, I just have spent way too much time learning about space)